Agent skill

verification-before-completion

Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs. Evidence before assertions.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/methodologies/superpowers/skills/verification-before-completion

SKILL.md

Verification Before Completion

Overview

Claiming work is complete without verification is dishonesty, not efficiency.

Core principle: Evidence before claims, always.

The Iron Law

NO COMPLETION CLAIMS WITHOUT FRESH VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Gate Function

  1. IDENTIFY - What command proves this claim?
  2. RUN - Execute the FULL command (fresh, complete)
  3. READ - Full output, check exit code
  4. VERIFY - Does output confirm the claim?
  5. ONLY THEN - Make the claim

Red Flags

  • Using "should", "probably", "seems to"
  • Expressing satisfaction before verification
  • Trusting agent success reports without independent verification

Agents Used

  • Process agents defined in verification-before-completion.js

Tool Use

Invoke via babysitter process: methodologies/superpowers/verification-before-completion

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